Former senior government disaster communicator & news reporter. Pilot, writer and shameless science geek. Tweets disaster info, new discoveries and cool tech.
Vancouver Island, BC
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In 1992, we took a fleet of DC-6 aircraft and sprayed much of Vancouver with an organic pesticide...from a height of 300 ft.
I was director of communications for the project. Here’s why transparency and credibility is critical in any crisis including #coronavirus.
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Ukraine used a Drone to carry a wounded soldier away from the frontlines.
This is the first time this has been done by a Drone that’s not on the ground.
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Sgt Morgan Wong
Pte Shaun Farrell
Pte Aidan Goulding
Pte Hayden Lykkemark
We have your families and your loved ones in our hearts and our thoughts❤️🇨🇦
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This is such a significant loss that will be felt for years. The burn injuries and trauma will be most visible. But, many blast injuries are invisible and stick with soldiers for years.
Blast-induced traumatic brain injuries need professional attention and early assessment. To soliders affected by this horrific accident, please reach out to your medical cadre to be assessed for any neurological changes like headaches, dizziness/balance problems, or speech or thinking difficulties. Early intervention makes a huge difference, and can protect your livelihood.
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A massive fire killed and injured multiple people at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in eastern Alberta late Saturday afternoon.
Around midnight, seven Canadian Forces members parachuted onto the football field of the local high school across the street from the Wainwright hospital. They were soon met by a helicopter that touched down to unload medical equipment, including what appeared to be a ventilator that the troops wheeled into the hospital.
A code orange was declared at several emergency rooms in the province to coordinate a response and air ambulances were dispatched from Edmonton and Saskatoon. The exact number of casualties has not yet been not confirmed.
Read more: theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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Military Hospital = FULL
Local Hospital = FULL
Local School = FULL
Edmonton Hospital = FULL
Calgary Hospital is being used.
Medical BUSES were brought in.
Victims are now being sent to Saskatchewan.
Medical paratroopers were dropping through the night on the school football field.
Currently, there is the air ambulance over on the field.
Pray for those affected 🙏 – at Wainwright, Alberta
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The Canadian flag will fly at half-mast on federal buildings across Canada.
All Canadians stand with the service members at CFB Wainwright, their families, and their community.
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I didn’t think I’d ever see SAR techs jumping over Wainwright for a real CASEVAC. The airspace above town is packed full. Crazy
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The incident in #Wainwright, AB was captured on GOES and looks to have happened (or intensified) just after a strong outflow boundary crossed over the area. Praying for everyone involved.
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More than a dozen CAF personnel literally parachuting into Wainwright, arriving at the local health centre to respond to the explosion and fire at the nearby Canadian Forces Base.
CFB Wainwright disaster
Accounts from someone on the firing line was it was a shoulder fired HE round that "Dolphined" after it left the tube and went astray. NOT artillery.
This round hit a gas well which exploded and flattened the 3 Kill Houses that were full of troops which happened to be in close proximity of the well. Approx 300 troops inside and many waiting outside them. There is nothing but splinters left of them.
This also started a major fire that was fed by high winds that swept through the main Bivouac site housing the majority of troops in the field.
The amount of injured is staggering and the fatality count IS going to climb as they recover more victims.
In my 20+ years in the Army, I have only heard of a dolphining round happening once from a shoulder fired rocket. Not sure what would cause this other than possibly a faulty propellent.
As per some reports, the Herc from Winnipeg flew over the Wainwright hospital and some medics parachuted out to supplement healthcare staff below. Totally badass decision and the fastest way to get them there.
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At least seven people were killed and dozens more injured in today’s explosion and resulting fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, possibly resulting from a live-fire training exercise which struck a gas line or gas well on the base causing an explosion, Canadian military sources tell Global News.
CFB Wainwright disaster. For information regarding loved ones, please contact the Public Affairs Office at 819-531-8618.
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“Dr. Paul Parks described the situation in emergency rooms across Alberta as “unbearable, horrendous and the worst it’s ever been.”
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🚨A complete disaster is going down in St. Petersburg Russia - Ukrainian drones are overwhelming Putin's air defense forces.
The major oil port in the city has exploded, and a major data center is being reported as struck. THIS IS WILD!
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Local patient at the Wainwright hospital has posted video and photos of patients coming in from the CFB Wainwright incident and resulting wildfire.
The poster, @CrashMetaX says they believe it’s up to 150 injured, filling the hospital, and now utilizing an Alberta school.
“There are burn victims everywhere.” Looking like this was a major emergency response.
Canada: A wildfire has just broken out in Alberta on the Canadian Forces Base in Wainwright.
Both the Prime Minister and Premier have made statements saying a “serious and major incident occurred on the base, with a fast moving fire starting.” Medivac ships are flying into the area, and the official Prime Minister page is calling it a tragedy.
The local community is being evacuated, and a large firefighter response is underway. Something big must have happened to cause this fire to get such a reaction from both the Prime Minister and Premier, so quickly. Reports of major explosions.
Video from Madison Keller